North Dakota takes down Minnesota

Golden Gophers go scoreless for first time this season

GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- No. 5 North Dakota defeated No. 2 Minnesota 3-0 in the conclusion of the weekend series Saturday night to earn a series split.

Freshman Andrea Dalen scored the first goal of the game and eventual game-winner in the third period while junior Jorid Dagfinrud stopped all 34 shots she faced for UND's first shutout of the season. It was also the first time Minnesota has been shut out on the year.

Dagfinrud improved to 3-0 on the season as the starting goaltender and 3-1 overall. It was her first start in net after helping Norway go undefeated in the Division I Four Nations Cup.

Dagfinrud's teammate in the tournament, Dalen, connected on a pass from Michelle Karvinen at 1:12 of the third period to give the Sioux their first lead of the weekend.

After not getting called for a penalty throughout the first two periods of play, UND's penalty-kill was put to the test when UND took three consecutive penalties within just over five minutes of play.

The Gophers went 3-for-6 on the power-play yesterday and UND responded in tonight's game holding the Gophers 0-for-4 in the third period with only two shots on goal. UND went 0-for-2 in its own attempts in the game.

Karvinen was called for an interference penalty with just under two minutes remaining in regulation setting up another huge penalty-kill for the Sioux.

The Gophers would attempt to get Noora Raty off the ice while in the offensive zone but Monique Lamoureux-Kolls got possession of the puck just in front of the crease and fired the puck for an empty-net goal about 185 feet down ice.

Raty, who was heading towards the bench, was called for a penalty on the goal after chucking her stick towards the puck that was heading towards the empty net.

Now, down by two goals and skating 4-on-4, Raty would make it to the bench for the extra-attacker but this time it was Jocelyne Lamoureux who took advantage grabbing an empty-netter for her 16th goal of the season. She remained first in the nation with 44 points.